2024 Edition
The history
Bahrain Victorius faces its 6th season in the cycling frontline, after its debut in 2017. Much like Astana has been doing over the past decade, the team represents an oil-rich country looking for a place on the global sport scene, under the initiative of Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa. The 30-year-old occasional triathlete is the son of the king of Bahrain, the president of the national Olympic Committee, the commander of the Royal Guard and, now, the owner of a cycling team backed by a consortium of Bahraini companies.
I If at the beginning Vincenzo Nibali was the face of the team, now, after the departure of Mikel Landa, its main stars are Matej Mohoric and Pello Bilbao.
- Final victory0
- Stages victories2
- Red jersey1
- Other race Won0
Stage victories: 2
- 2017: Vincenzo Nibali, in Andorra La Vella.
- 2021: Damiano Caruso, in Alto de Velefique.
- 2023: Wout Poels, in Guadarrama.
Leader jersey: 1
- 2019: Dylan Theuns (1 day).
Victories in secondary classifications: 1
- 2021: Team Classification.
IN FIGURES
- 9: Wout Poels' participations in La Vuelta, the last in 2023.
KEY DATES
- March 6th 2017: Sonny Colbrelli gets the first World Tour victory for Bahrain-Merida’s team in Amilly (second stage of Paris-Nice 2017).
- March 17th 2018: Vincenzo Nibali wins Milan-San Remo, the first race for the team, after a long breakaway.
- October 3rd 2021: Sonny Colbrelli wins his first Paris-Roubaix in a very rainy edition, as it was held on atypical dates due to Covid-19.
- March 19th 2022: Matej Mohoric obtains the second consecutive win for his team at Milan-San Remo.
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